By nature, babies are born very healthy. They have been living in a perfect environment with everything they need provided. Children usually do not have aches and pains. When they do, they are usually forgotten as quickly as they they came.
Something more serious, however, could be going on. It’s called spinal degeneration. IT is a slow and relentless condition that results from a spinal vertebral misalignment. Eventually it can erode the structure and function of the spine. Spinal misalignments usually occur in childhood and can result in nerve damage, even in children.
How does this happen?
Spinal misalignments often occur during the birth process, especially if it was difficult. Tossing your child in the air or yanking the child by one arm can cause severe whiplash. Falling off a bicycle or the everyday bumps that happen to children can also cause spinal misalignments. Generally, children quickly be come accustomed to these problems and go on with their daily activities.
Signs you can look for are:
- Do your children get colds often?
- Do they get each aches or sore throats often?
- Are they hyperactive?
- When they were babies did they have colic or cry a lot for no reason?
- Do they complain of back pain, stiff necks , or headaches?
- Look at your child’s posture:
- Is one hip higher then the other?
- Do their clothes fit unevenly?
- Does one foot point our or in?
Just as proper attention to teeth can prevent problems later in life, proper attention to the development of the spinal structure can lead to fewer spinal problems as adults. If you suspect a problem or just want you child checked, let us know. Only a Doctor of Chiropractic is trained to detect and treat early stages of spinal degeneration. We will give you a full explanation of the problem and what is necessary for correction.
A 1989 study compared the health of two hundred children under chiropractic care and two hundred children under medical care. The chiropractic children had fewer ear infections, fewer allergies, fewer cases of tonsillitis, and needed less medical treatment (antibiotics and medications). The results of this study demonstrates the benefits of chiropractic on the health status of our children.
When you bring your child to our office, have the things you notice and when they happened written down so our doctor can give your child the best care possible.
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Great article that so many parents need to see. Chiropractic isn’t just for back pain, it’s for anybody with a spine. Just like when kids teeth start coming out, they are educated to take the children to a dentist, it’s so important for children to have their spines checked from birth.